Which natural phenomenon was employed in ancient times to estimate the heights of objects?

MST2020-03-28T09:33:53Z

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Shadows cast by the sun.

Andrew2020-03-28T13:39:50Z

None. They instead compared them to other objects and naturally created units. It all fell into place after that

Anonymous2020-03-28T10:22:26Z

The fact that light travels in straight lines. 
They used sunlight casting shadows on the ground, 
and estimated the angle from that point to the top of the object.

brother trucker2020-03-28T10:15:16Z

Cubite, stones, hands. It dependson which culture